University of Nairobi, African Women Studies Centre is pleased to invite applications for May/September 2016

MASTER OF ARTS IN WOMEN, LEADERSHIP & GOVERNANCE IN AFRICA

Minimum admission requirements

a)The common regulations for the masters degree of the University of Nairobi shall apply.

b)Holders of a Bachelor’s degree of the University of Nairobi of Upper

Second Class Honours or any other equivalent institution recognized by Senate.

c)Holders of a Bachelor’s degree of Lower Second Class Honours of the University of Nairobi or any other equivalent institution recognized by the Senate with at least two years of work experience in a related field.

d)Holders of a Bachelors degree at lower second class honours or pass degree and a postgraduate diploma from the University of Nairobi or other institutions recognized by Senate.

e)Holders of a pass degree from the University of Nairobi or any other institution recognized by the University Senate with at least five years of work experience in a related field or with a Post-graduate Diploma.

f)Any other specific equivalent qualifications that may apply to the area of specialization.

The Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA) is an initiative of nine African universities, four African research institutes, and select northern partners. CARTA offers an innovative model for doctoral training in sub-Saharan Africa to strengthen the capacity of participating institutions to conduct and lead internationally-competitive research.

The multi-disciplinary CARTA program is open to staff of participating institutions who are interested in conducting their PhD research on topics relevant to the broad fields of public and population health. CARTA welcomes applications from any discipline, such as public health, demography, anthropology, communication, and economics, among others, as long as the research question aims to contribute to public and population health issues in Africa.

Kenya’s capacity to achieve the Vision 2030 goals and compete in the global economy greatly depends on the ability of her people to innovate and apply knowledge economy for growth and development. This is why the government has put innovation at the centre of its development agenda. To contribute to this agenda, the University of Nairobi has organized an annual

signature event dubbed “Nairobi Innovation Week” that is aimed at providing an ecosystem for nurturing and showcasing technology and innovations.

I hereby announce, under Article 18 subsection (1) of the SONU Constitution (2015), that the SONU elections shall be held on Friday 1st April, 2016.

Other details will be communicated in due course, namely:-

Nomination date

Nomination procedure

Date of commencement of official campaigns.

Prospective candidates and students are advised to refrain from activities which are inconsistent with the rules and regulations of the Electoral Commission, such as early campaigns before nominations, or unruly conduct. Violation of any election rules or regulations, and/or the Rules and Regulations Governing the Organization, Conduct and Discipline of Students of the University of Nairobi will lead to appropriate disciplinary action, including automatic disqualification from the election process.

Department of Real Estate and Construction Management and Tatu City establish partnership

Tatu City, the mixed-use, mixed-income satellite city development on 2,500 acres near Nairobi, is offering practical experience to postgraduate candidates from the University of Nairobi’s Department of Real Estate & Construction Management (RECM).

During their inaugural visit to Tatu City, which will be home to 100,000 residents and receive 30,000 visitors daily, a group of RECM postgraduate candidates were introduced to Tatu City’s implementation strategy and the challenges of project planning and project management of a large-scale urban development.

The group of postgraduate candidates included individuals studying for master’s degrees in valuation and property management and construction management. Among the group were registered and practising architects, quantity surveyors, land valuers, engineers, land surveyors, project managers, property managers and estate agents.

Health, Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction in Africa by David E. Sahn is the most recent addition to UONP's backlist. It is available from UNES Bookstore as well as other leading bookshops - Text Book Centre, Savanis, Nakumatt, etc.

Health, Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction in Africa: The studies in this volume focus on those differences in health, among other issues, which arise not from chance or from the decision of the individual, but from avoidable differences in social, economic and environmental variables that are largely beyond individual control and can be addressed by public policy.

This volume, which follows in the best of the African Economic Research Consortium’s (AERC) traditions, is an outcome of a collaborative effort, as can be seen from the many different contributors. Its focus is on current and emerging issues on health, economic growth and poverty reduction in sub-Saharan Africa.

David E. Sahn is an International Professor of Economics in the Division of Nutritional Sciences and the Department of Economics at Cornell University, USA. Sahn holds a PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Masters of Public Health from the University of Michigan.

Wetlands International is happy to announce that Applications are now open for the SECOND TRAINING COURSE ON MANGROVE ECOSYSTEMS OF THE WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN REGION to be held at the Centre of Marine Sciences, Moana, University of Nairobi Diani, Kenya from 17 – 28th May 2016.

The first course, supported by the Western Indian Ocean Marine Sciences Association (WIOMSA) through its Marine Science for Management (MASMA) programme, was successfully held in Kenya in 2013 and supported 24 participants from the WIO region (http://inweh.unu.edu/mangrove-wio-region/).

This 10 day Second Training Course, again supported by WIOMSA-MASMA, is jointly implemented by the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH), with Annemalai University (India) and regional partners: WIO Mangrove Network (WMN), Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute (KMFRI), Wetlands International, The Coastal Oceans Research and Development - Indian Ocean (CORDIO), IUCN ‘Resilient Coast Initiative’, University of Nairobi, Nairobi Convention, and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) “Coastal East Africa Initiative” (CEA-NI).